Involving Young People as Volunteers

Involving Young People as Volunteers

This information sheet is designed to help your organisation recognise the value of engaging young people (aged 14–25) as volunteers and offer practical advice on how to create an inclusive, youth-friendly environment.

Involving Young People as Volunteers
Involving Volunteers With Additional Support Needs

Involving Volunteers With Additional Support Needs

The voluntary sector is committed to combating discrimination and offering innovative ways for people to develop skills and experiences which supports and empowers them to be active citizens.

Involving Volunteers With Additional Support Needs
Integrated Volunteer Services Project Report

Integrated Volunteer Services Project Report

Age Cymru's Integrated Volunteer Services Project: What we did, what we learnt and what happens next?

Integrated Volunteer Services Project Report
Innovate Trust’s Insight Investigators Evaluation

Innovate Trust’s Insight Investigators Evaluation

Insight Investigators is an Innovate Trust project funded by the WCVA’s Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant Fund. The aim of the project was to identify how…

Innovate Trust’s Insight Investigators Evaluation
How to Ensure Volunteer Satisfaction

How to Ensure Volunteer Satisfaction

It is important that volunteers feel valued and supported.

How to Ensure Volunteer Satisfaction
Guidelines on Safety for Home Visits

Guidelines on Safety for Home Visits

All organisations who work with individuals within their own homes or who undertake initial home assessments should put in place guidance on safety for home visits.

Guidelines on Safety for Home Visits
Foothold Toolkit Employee Volunteer Scheme

Foothold Toolkit Employee Volunteer Scheme

Funded by WCVA’s Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant, Foothold Cymru have developed a guide for those wishing to set up an EVS or ESV. Employee Volunteering…

Foothold Toolkit Employee Volunteer Scheme
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Volunteering

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Volunteering

Equality legislation requires organisations to act in ways that are transparent, consistent and fair regardless of individuals’ identity or background.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Volunteering
Equality and Diversity monitoring for Volunteers

Equality and Diversity monitoring for Volunteers

Equality and diversity monitoring involves collecting sensitive data about volunteers’ backgrounds. It must be recorded, stored, used and updated in accordance with requirements set out in the Data Protection Act.

Equality and Diversity monitoring for Volunteers
Employer Supported Volunteering

Employer Supported Volunteering

There are many types of employer-supported volunteering (ESV) programmes to assist employees to volunteer, both in their own time and in work time.

Employer Supported Volunteering
Developing your Volunteering Strategy

Developing your Volunteering Strategy

This information page is designed to take you through a series of questions and considerations to enable you to construct a Volunteering Strategy for your organisation.

Developing your Volunteering Strategy
Creating a Volunteering Policy

Creating a Volunteering Policy

This information page is for organisations that have a clear understanding of how, why, and where they involve volunteers and have planned adequate resourcing.

Creating a Volunteering Policy